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    Cars.com Inc.

    CARS | NYSE
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    $11.45
    +$0.31 (+2.78%)
    At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
    $11.45
    $0 (0.00%)
    After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 4:01 PM ET
    Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Profile

    Market Data

    Market Cap
    $622.76M
    Enterprise Value
    $1.05B
    Beta
    1.59
    Average Volume
    735.59K
    Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
    56.65M
    Shares Change YoY
    -12.13%
    Institutional Ownership
    97.65%
    Exchange
    NYSE
    ISIN
    US14575E1055

    Price Performance

    Price Change 1M
    -6.5%
    Price Change 3M
    16.4%
    Price Change 6M
    38.5%
    Price Change YTD
    -4.9%
    Price Change 1Y
    -10.0%
    Price Change 3Y
    -32.4%
    Price Change 5Y
    -13.5%
    1M CAGR (ann.)
    -5.1%
    1Y CAGR (ann.)
    -16.4%
    5Y CAGR (ann.)
    -2.1%
    All-Time CAGR
    -8.6%

    Valuation

    PE Ratio
    20.09
    Forward PE
    4.18
    PEG Ratio
    -2.40
    Forward PEG
    0.82
    PS Ratio
    0.88
    Forward PS
    0.90
    PB Ratio
    1.44
    P/FCF Ratio
    3.38
    P/Adj. FCF Ratio
    4.27
    P/OCF Ratio
    4.23
    EV/Sales
    1.45
    EV/EBIT
    15.26
    EV/EBITDA
    6.28
    EV/FCF
    5.57
    Earnings Yield
    5.0%
    FCF Yield
    29.6%
    Adj. FCF Yield
    23.4%

    Financial Health

    Net Debt
    $413.84M
    Total Debt
    $447.13M
    Cash & Short-Term Investments
    $33.29M
    Total Assets
    $1.01B
    Current Ratio
    2.00
    Quick Ratio
    2.00
    Debt / Equity Ratio
    1.01
    Debt / EBITDA
    2.66
    Debt / FCF
    2.36
    OCF / Debt
    0.43
    Interest Coverage
    5.45
    Altman Z-Score
    0.44
    Piotroski F-Score
    7

    Margins & Profitability

    Gross Profit Margin
    83.0%
    Operating Profit Margin
    11.4%
    EBITDA Margin
    23.1%
    Net Profit Margin
    4.7%
    FCF Margin
    26.1%
    Adj. FCF Margin
    20.7%
    SBC / Revenue
    4.2%
    SBC Impact (per share)
    -20.8%

    Returns

    Return on Assets
    3.4%
    Return on Equity
    7.4%
    Return on Invested Capital
    5.8%
    Return on Capital Employed
    9.1%
    Return on Tangible Assets
    10.0%

    Historical Growth (CAGR)

    Revenue CAGR 3Y
    2.8%
    Revenue CAGR 5Y
    3.7%
    Revenue CAGR 10Y
    1.7%
    EPS CAGR 3Y
    -29.8%
    EPS CAGR 5Y
    48.1%
    EPS CAGR 10Y
    -12.7%
    FCF CAGR 3Y
    16.2%
    FCF CAGR 5Y
    6.3%
    FCF CAGR 10Y
    0.8%

    Analyst Forecasts

    Analyst Rating
    Buy
    Analyst Count
    16
    EPS Growth Next 3Y
    N/A
    Revenue Growth Next 3Y
    2.1%
    Earnings Date
    N/A
    EPS Estimate (next Q)
    N/A
    EPS Growth Est (next Q)
    N/A
    Revenue Est (next Q)
    N/A
    Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
    N/A

    Fair Value Estimates

    Graham Number
    $10.09
    Graham Upside
    -11.9%
    Lynch Fair Value
    $14.25
    Lynch Upside
    24.4%
    Price Target
    $18.88
    Price Target Upside
    64.9%

    Cash Flow

    Operating Cash Flow
    $191.38M
    Free Cash Flow
    $189.37M
    Adj. Free Cash Flow
    $150.01M
    FCF Per Share
    $2.68
    OCF Per Share
    $2.71
    OCF/S Ratio
    20.9%

    Income Statement

    Revenue
    $725.63M
    Gross Profit
    $602.37M
    Operating Income
    $83.05M
    EBITDA
    $167.91M
    Net Income
    $34.3M
    EPS (Diluted)
    $0.57
    Revenue / Employee
    $426.84K
    Profit / Employee
    $20.17K
    Employees
    1,700

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